Present progressive How to use it My grandma is gradually getting better. • Present changes can be expressed with the present progressive. My sister is watching something on TV at the moment. • Sentences in the present progressive often contain signal words like at the moment, just/ right now, etc. Future forms Page 22 There are four different forms you can use when talking about the future in English. “Will” future How to use it By the time Naomi has finished school she will be 18. • Use the “will” future to talk about events in the future that you cannot influence. I expect she’ll go on to university. She’ll probably do very well. In the future, electric cars will become more affordable. • Use the “will” future after certain verbs (e.g. to think, to expect, to be sure) and adverbs (e.g. probably, perhaps) to express predictions, expectations and assumptions. The conference will start at 9 a.m. • The “will” future is used for formal announcements. Hey, Zach, this is hard. – OK. I’ll help you with the exercise. The books are terribly heavy. Will you carry some of them, please? • Use the “will” future for decisions (e.g. to offer or ask for help). If Pete wants to be a vet, he’ll have to do well in his A-levels. • In conditional clauses (type 1) the “will” future is used to express a result in the future. “Going to” future How to use it Marco has decided what he wants to do after his GCSEs. He is going to stay on at school. And he’s going to take some A-levels. • Use the “going to” future when you plan or intend to do something in the future. Lucy hasn’t seen that bag on the floor. She’s going to fall over it. • Use the “going to” future when you have evidence that something is sure to happen. Present progressive How to use it Naomi: What are you doing this weekend, Pete? Pete: Well, on Saturday I’m helping at the dogs’ home. But I’m not doing anything special on Sunday. • Use the present progressive when you talk about arranged activities in the future (often with future adverbials like tomorrow, next week, this weekend, on Sunday, etc.). Present simple How to use it Marsha: When does your interview start on Thursday, Jason? Jason: It begins at 10:30. Marsha: And when does your train leave? Jason: It leaves from Peterborough at 8:54 and gets to Leicester at 9:51. So I’ll have lots of time. • Use the present simple for arranged events (e.g. timetable information) referring to the future (train times, programmes, etc.). G 2 155 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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